Education

B.S., University of Western Ontario, Biology, London, Ontario, Canada, 1989
M.S. Communication Disorders, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 1992
Ph.D. Communication Disorders, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2001

Research Statement

Dr. Thibeault’s translational research investigates molecular and genetic factors that are the basis of normal vocal fold tissue and its vibration. Dr Thibeault studies vocal fold injury and wound healing as a disordered model. Specifically, Dr Thibeault’s lab has two main areas of study — tissue engineering of the vocal fold lamina propria and laryngeal immunology. The lab has developed unique primary and immortalized human cell lines, in addition to vibrational bioreactors to aid in the research pursuit.